英语词汇“elect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

electverb [ T ]

uk/iˈlekt/us/iˈlekt/

B2 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting:

The President is elected for a four-year term of office.

[ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative.

[ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors.

[ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson.

elect to do sth formal

to choose to do a particular thing:

She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location.

More examples

She was elected as leader of the campaign group.
He was elected in the normal manner.
He was elected as party leader in 2010.
Representatives were elected by ballot.
Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them.

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Elections

absentee ballot
absentee vote
absolute majority
abstain
abstention
first-past-the-post
franchise
general election
gerrymandering
go to the country idiom
landslide
nominate
rigging
running mate
safe
scrutineer
secret ballot
show of hands
stump
vote of confidence

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Taking and choosing

Decisions and deciding

electable

adjective uk/iˈlek.tə.bəl/us/iˈlek.tə.bəl/

Clinton's youthful image made him an extremely electable candidate.

electnoun [ plural ]

uk/iˈlekt/us/iˈlekt/

the elect formal

in the Bible, people who are chosen by God

humorous any group of people who have been specially chosen for their particular qualities

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annunciation
apocalypse
Armageddon
bible
Goliath
gospel
Jesus Christ
Judgment Day
Madonna
psalm
resurrection
the ark
the Beatitudes
the Blessed Virgin
the New Testament
the Old Testament
the Second Coming
the Ten Commandments
the Torah

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Organizations - position & status

Groups of people

electadjective [ after noun ]

uk/iˈlekt//iˈlekt/

president elect, prime minister elect, etc.

the person who has been voted to be president, prime minister, etc. but has not yet started work:

The president elect has been preparing to take office in January.

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designate verb

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Elections

absentee ballot
absentee vote
absolute majority
abstain
abstention
first-past-the-post
franchise
general election
gerrymandering
go to the country idiom
landslide
nominate
rigging
running mate
safe
scrutineer
secret ballot
show of hands
stump
vote of confidence

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Applying for a job

单词	elect
释义	Contents verb (1) elect (1) noun (1) elect (1) adjective (1) elect (1) more…(1) electable Contents verb (1) elect (1) adjective (1) elect (1) Contents suffix (1) -elect (1) verb (2) elect (1) elect (2) English American Business electverb [ T ] uk/iˈlekt/us/iˈlekt/ B2 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting: The President is elected for a four-year term of office. [ + as + noun ] We elected him as our representative. [ + noun ] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors. [ + to infinitive ] The group elected one of their members to be their spokesperson. elect to do sth formal to choose to do a particular thing: She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location. More examples She was elected as leader of the campaign group. He was elected in the normal manner. He was elected as party leader in 2010. Representatives were elected by ballot. Politicians should be accountable to the public who elected them. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Elections absentee ballot absentee vote absolute majority abstain abstention first-past-the-post franchise general election gerrymandering go to the country idiom landslide nominate rigging running mate safe scrutineer secret ballot show of hands stump vote of confidence See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking and choosing Decisions and deciding electable adjective uk/iˈlek.tə.bəl/us/iˈlek.tə.bəl/ Clinton's youthful image made him an extremely electable candidate. electnoun [ plural ] uk/iˈlekt/us/iˈlekt/ the elect formal in the Bible, people who are chosen by God humorous any group of people who have been specially chosen for their particular qualities Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The Bible - people, events & places Adam annunciation apocalypse Armageddon bible Goliath gospel Jesus Christ Judgment Day Madonna psalm resurrection the ark the Beatitudes the Blessed Virgin the New Testament the Old Testament the Second Coming the Ten Commandments the Torah See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Organizations - position & status Groups of people electadjective [ after noun ] uk/iˈlekt//iˈlekt/ president elect, prime minister elect, etc. the person who has been voted to be president, prime minister, etc. but has not yet started work: The president elect has been preparing to take office in January. Compare designate verb Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Elections absentee ballot absentee vote absolute majority abstain abstention first-past-the-post franchise general election gerrymandering go to the country idiom landslide nominate rigging running mate safe scrutineer secret ballot show of hands stump vote of confidence See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Applying for a job electverb us/ɪˈlekt/ to decide on or choose, esp. to choose a person for a particular job by voting: [ T ] We elect representatives every two years. [ T ] She was elected to the board of directors. [ + to infinitive ] He was invited to join them at the concert, but he elected to stay home and watch the ballgame. electadjective [ only after n, not gradable ] us/ɪˈlekt/ (of a person) who has won a vote but not yet taken office: the president-elect -electsuffix used after the title of an official job to refer to someone who has been chosen by vote to do that job, but who has not yet started doing it: Mr Theroux is chairman-elect of the Promotion Marketing Association. Compare designate adjective electverb [ T ] uk/ɪˈlekt/us to choose a person to do a particular job by voting: elect sb as sth He was elected unanimously as Chairman. elect sb to sth In 2006, she was elected to the board of directors before taking over as president in 2009. elect sb sth He was elected executive vice president and chief financial officer. a democratically/newly/recently elected official elect to do sth formal to choose to do a particular thing: The building society elected to become a stock market company in 2008.
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electverb [ T ]

electnoun [ plural ]

electadjective [ after noun ]

electverb

electadjective [ only after n, not gradable ]

-electsuffix

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electverb [ T ]